Saltheart, your offer is certainly appreciated but you don't need to do that... We'll tawk...
Cowboy, whereas catch and release will be encouraged it won't be required. If you choose to keep the fish and weight it in, that's OK too, as far as the bar-B-q, hehehe, a couple bass steaks may be in order...
Maybe if the wife allows it, we'll have a roast with a couple grills at the house...
Blitz, you could be on to something, a two category tournament. One based on a series of get-togethers which would allow one type of prize and one year long with the biggest weigh slip and a minimum size limit...BUT, I don't want a fish being weighed in purely for the prize from this tournament which is why the gist of this contest is being developed with everyone. It's really a tournament for all of you... As far as where you got it
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If it were to become two parts, say 2 June meets, one in Rhody, one in Mass and 2 September meets, again, one in Rhody and one in Mass, meets and locations developed well ahead of schedule with the best prizes going to the finalist of the meet and other prize going to the more independent yuear long...